set əˈsaɪd
neutral
intermediate
- Base verb:
- set
- Particle:
- aside
- Separable:
- Yes
What does "set aside" mean?
- To save or reserve something for a particular purpose
- To temporarily stop considering something
- To reject or overturn a legal decision
- To put something in a place where it won't be in the way
Examples
- I set aside some money each month for emergencies.
- Let's set aside our differences and work together.
- The court set aside the previous ruling.
- Set aside the dough to rise for an hour.
- We need to set aside time for this project.
How to use it
'Set aside' time/money is very common for planning. In legal contexts, 'set aside' a judgment means to cancel or overturn it.
Word order
Object can go between: 'set money aside' or after: 'set aside money'. Both positions are natural.
Similar expressions
save
reserve
disregard
overturn
put aside
Opposites
use
spend
uphold
consider
Related phrasal verbs
- set up
To establish or start something (business, organization, system)
- set off
To begin a journey
- set out
To start a journey or begin doing something
- set back
To delay the progress or development of something
- set down
To put something down carefully
- set in
To begin and seem likely to continue (usually something unpleasant)
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